Opposite Words Worksheet
Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”
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- 1.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) tall (d) cold
- 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
- 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) late (d) dry
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
- 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
- 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) hot (d) dry
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
- 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
- 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
- 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
- 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
- 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
- 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) happy (d) late
- 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
Answer key
- night
- light
- cold
- hot
- boy
- weak
- out
- rich
- take
- slow
- hard
- start
- night
- dirty
- slow
- out
- bottom
- full
- small
- dry
- last
- win
- pull
- young
- enemy
- go
- last
- near
- light
- close
- big
- asleep
- empty
- hot
- buy
- stand
- far
- dark
- top
- hard
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